The New Tesla Cyberquad is Less Likely to Injure Your Kids
The Tesla Cybertruck is allegedly nearing its release, four years after its initial reveal. It’s been a long time, but if you can think back that far, you might remember the automaker showed an electric quad alongside the truck. Unfortunately, the toy had to be recalled for not meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission standards, but it recently returned to the market with less chance of injury.
Radio Flyer is responsible for the Cyberquad, which comes with a $1,900 price tag and is back on sale with no mention of the safety issues that plagued it before. That said, Tesla pointed out the quad’s safety certifications, stating that “The new Model 915 Cyberquad for Kids is a certified electric ride-on toy under ASTM F963 and meets U.S. Consumer Product Safety Standards for ride-on toys. Not approved or intended for use as a youth ATV.”
Radio Flyer replaced parts of the rear suspension and changed the age limit from 8 to 12 years to a minimum of nine years. The quad also picked up tire inflation warnings and labels clearly stating that it’s not meant for off-road use.
The Cyberquad has a 36-volt battery and a 500-watt motor that combine for a 10 mph top speed and 15 miles of range. Tesla offers the toy on its website and said that orders will begin shipping in late November.
[Image: Tesla]
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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$2000 for a kids toy? You can buy a new, real quad for your kids for that money!
"....and labels clearly stating that it’s not meant for off-road use"
*Marketing photo shows kid riding on grass*
Fail.
Growing up our wagon had the single-pivot-point-style steering (nothing close to Ackermann) and it was badly under-engineered and the flat steel 'support' would immediately bend the first time the geometry was put under strain and then it was weak forever after. Which made it unstable and unsafe. Yay America.
"Radio Flyer has received one report of an incident where the single-rider Cyberquad tipped over when driven by an eight-year-old child and a 36-year-old adult female, resulting in a bruised left shoulder to the adult female." cpsc.gov
Weight limit 150 lbs (was curious).